Promo €1299 Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA-QD889W, nomadic AI multimedia ultrabook 13h Silver easy to carry 14″ OLED Meteor Core Ultra 9 Intel Arc TB4 RAM 32 GB

Our opinion on the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W

Nomadic multimedia laptop with a battery life of 13 hours suitable for studying,Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W which benefits from a 14-inch Full HD OLED DCI-P3 High Fidelity screen is efficient thanks to its 32 GB of RAM and its AI-oriented hybrid Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Meteor Lake processor with Intel Arc graphics module which accelerates processing. This is also the case for fast SSD storage with a large capacity of 1 TB, reinforcing the responsiveness of this compact, thin and light laptop with an elegant silver aluminum design. This Ultraook Windows 11 is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication with shutter as well as connectivity with USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6E.

Features of the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W

The Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W faces the competition

The Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W is currently showing in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to integrate such a recent and efficient processor and graphics solution with such a faithful color screen, Thunderbolt connectivity as well as a numeric keypad module in such an elegant and lightweight design.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W

Certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810H, this thin and light compact laptop that can be recharged to 60% in 49 minutes has an elegant and discreet look with its light silver aluminum design.

This multimedia Ultrabook integrates good connectivity with its 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, its useful HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, its audio port or its USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers taking place up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you plug a USB 3.0 device into it.

You can authenticate biometrically using the infrared functionality of the webcam allowing facial recognition, and Windows Hello.

Good point for those most concerned about their privacy, they can close the webcam when they are not using it.

When you need to better discern the keys, you can activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard.

The keyboard comes with NumberPad technology which, when activated, takes the form of a touch-sensitive number pad in place of the touchpad.
Remember in this regard that no physical numeric keypad can be accommodated on the right side of the keyboard due to lack of space, as under any model whose format is less than 15 inches.

The Full HD screen, whose 16/10th format is higher than the classic 16/9th, displays more information and benefits from DCI-P3 High Fidelity OLED specifications.
As a result, the colorimetry is much more faithful than average while both horizontal and vertical viewing angles are large and latency is minimal.
The OLED has a glossy treatment which gives punch to the colors but is sensitive to reflections in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, battery life of the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W

The Asus ZenBook 14 OLED UX3405MA-QD889W may appeal to those who wish to have an elegant high-fidelity compact nomadic portable PC with multimedia and AI orientation.

Easy to transport because it is thin, compact and light, this elegant Ultrabook will appeal to nomads and some looking for a Student laptop because its autonomy is around 13 hours on battery in light use.

However, it delivers great overall power which will delight demanding users, particularly creators since it is multimedia and Artificial Intelligence oriented.
Because it is built around a large amount of 32 GB RAM (i.e. twice more than the average) and an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor Meteor Lake with 16 hybrid cores, AI capabilities and integrated Intel Arc graphics module.

Processing is carried out much faster with these components than if we were dealing with 16/24 GB DDR4/5 as well as a classic Quad/Hexa Core processor.
The difference is strongly noticeable in areas that are intensive in RAM and CPU resources taking advantage of multi-core (and AI), such as video editing or photo editing.

As no dedicated graphics card is on board, graphics acceleration is not on the program for this multimedia laptop, thanks to which you can obviously watch HD photos and videos.
And even play light to modest games thanks to the Intel Arc whose performance is superior to that of the classic Iris Xe.

The storage is in any case up to par since it is able to accommodate multiple software and files including personal production if desired.

Because it is entrusted to an SSD with a high capacity of 1000 GB, also offering several advantages such as a robust design, silent operation, low energy consumption and even high speed.

This ensures rapid starts/stops, processing and launches of applications as well as the arrival on the cards of online games.

Finally, when pushed hard (e.g. processing), expect this AI-oriented multimedia Ultrabook to heat up and make itself heard.
If necessary, we can associate it with a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).